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'''Louie Says''' was an [[Indie Rock|indie rock]] [[Trio (music)|trio]] on the [[RCA Records]] label. The group consisted of Clark Stiles, [[Sam Slovick]], and Josh Crawley. They released two [[Compact Disc|CDs]] in 1997, one was a [[Demo (music)|demo]] [[EP]] called ''Cold to the Touch'', the other was their debut (and only) [[album]] entitled ''Gravity, Suffering, Love, and Fate''.
{{Infobox Automobile
|name=Audi S4
|image=[[Image:Audi S4 -Ja-a.jpg|250px|4th-gen Audi S4 sedan]]
|manufacturer=[[Audi]]
|parent_company=[[Volkswagen Group]]
|production=1991–
|layout=[[Front-engine design|Front engine]] / [[Four-wheel drive]]
|assembly=[[Ingolstadt]], [[Germany]]
}}
The '''Audi S4''' is a high performance sport version of the popular [[Audi A4]]. The S4 name was originally used for the sport version of the [[Audi 100]].
Despite the group's short lived career they produced one notable song, ''[http://www.bluelyrics.net/l/louie_says_lyrics/she_lyrics.html| She]''. ''She'' was featured in popular American television shows such as [[Dawson’s Creek]] (Episode #111 - [http://dawsonscreekmusic.com/music/eps110.shtml| Double Date]) and [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]] (Episode 2x05 - [[Reptile Boy]]) when they appeared on the now defunct [[The_WB_Television_Network|WB network]].
==First generation, C4 (1991-1994)==
{{Infobox Automobile generation
|name=First generation
|production=1991–1994
|image=[[Image:1st-Audi-S4.jpg|250px|Audi S4]]
|related=[[Audi 100|Audi 100 (C4)]]
|engine=2.2 L [[multivalve|20-valve]] [[turbocharger|turbo]] [[Straight-5|I5]]<br>4.2 L [[multi-valve|32-valve]] [[V8]]
|wheelbase=105.8 in
|length=193.4 in
|width=71.4 in
|body_style=4-door [[Sedan (car)|saloon]]<br>5-door [[station wagon|estate]]
|height=56.1 in
|platform=[[Volkswagen B platform#B4|Volkswagen B4 plaform]]
|transmission= 4-speed [[automatic transmission|automatic]]<br>5-speed [[manual transmission|manual]]<br>6-speed [[manual transmission|manual]]
}}
Audi was re-configuring its lineup during the early 1990s, and introduced the S4 in 1991 as the performance version of the re-styled 100 sedan. Despite being based on the C4 Platform and sharing its basic structure with the 100, the S4 effectively took the place of the 200 Turbo Quattro, which had been discontinued the year before. Being the first in the S4 lineup, it is commonly referred to as the [[Audi_UrS4/S6|UrS4]], coming from the German words '''Ur'''sprünglich (original).
==Members==
The S4 was sold worldwide with a [[turbocharger|turbocharged]] version of Audi's 2.2 L (2226 cc), [[multivalve|20-valve]] [[Straight-5|inline-5]] engine developing 230 [[Horsepower#PS|PS]] (227 [[Horsepower#hp (SAE)|hp]]/169 [[Watt|kW]]) and 350 [[Newton metre|N·m]] (258 [[Torque|ft·lbf]]) of torque. A 280 PS (276 hp/206 kW) 4.2 L [[V8]] became available to [[Europe]]an customers as an option. [[Quattro]] all-wheel-drive and a manual transmission (five and six-speed in Europe, five-speed only in [[North America]]) were standard equipment, although a 4-speed automatic transmission was available as an option. The most common configuration 2.2 L 6-speed offered good acceleration for its day, achieving 100km/h (62mph) in just 6.2 seconds.
* Clark Stiles - Guitar, Bass, Drums, etc.
* Sam Slovick - Lead Vocals
* Josh Crawley - Keyboards and Vocals
==Discography==
After Audi dropped the 100 nameplate and re-badged the car as A6 in 1994, the S4 became the S6, although the only real changes to the model were minor cosmetic updates and the addition of a more powerful S6 Plus model to the lineup again using the V8 engine. After the first generation A6 was replaced in 1997 by an updated version based on C5 Chassis, the S4 and S6 became distinctly separate from one another.
* ''Cold to the Touch'', EP, 1997
* ''Gravity, Suffering, Love, and Fate'', LP, 1997
==External Links==
==Second generation, B5 (1997-2002)==
* [http://online.musicmatch.com/artist/artist.cgi?ARTISTID=895930| ''Louie Says'' Page on MusicMatch.com]
{{Infobox Automobile generation
|name=Second generation
|production=1997–2002
|image=[[Image:Audi S4 (Type B5) silver fl.jpg|250px|2001 Audi S4]]
|related=[[Audi A4]] (B5)<br>[[Volkswagen Passat]]
|engine=2.7 L [[multivalve|30-valve]] [[turbocharger|biturbo]] [[V6]]
|wheelbase=102.6 in
|platform=[[Volkswagen B platform#B5|Volkswagen B5 plaform]]
|length=176.7 in
|width=72.7 in
|body_style=4-door [[Sedan (car)|saloon]]<br>5-door [[station wagon|estate]]
|height=54.9 in (sedan)<br>55.8 in (wagon)
|transmission=5-speed [[automatic transmission|automatic]]<bR>6-speed [[manual transmission|manual]]
}}
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[[Image:Audi-S4-Avant-1.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Audi S4 Avant]]The second generation S4 debuted in 1997 as part of the [[Volkswagen B platform|B5 platform]] A4 line-up, although it wasn't available in North America until year 2000. The B5 S4 had a 2.7 L, twin-turbocharged [[V6]] engine producing 265 PS (195 kW/261 hp) in European trim. The engine was slightly detuned to meet US emissions regulations, and power stopped at 250 hp in North America. In addition to the sedan, a wagon version, the Audi S4 Avant, was introduced into the lineup from 1998.
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The S4 could accelerate up to 100 km/h (62 mph) in a mere 5.6 seconds and had an electronically-limited top speed of 250 km/h (155 mph), making it both the quickest sedan in the Audi model line and among the quickest sedans in the world at that time. As in the previous S4, a six-speed manual transmission was standard equipment, as was the quattro all-wheel-drive. A five-speed [[Tiptronic]] transmission became available for the first time as an option. Production ceased on the B5 S4 in 2001 although it was still sold together with the next B6 platform generation through 2002 in North America.
== Third generation, B6 (2003-2005) ==
{{Infobox Automobile generation
|name=Third generation
|production=2003–2005
|image=[[Image:2004_Audi_S4.jpg|250px|2004 Audi S4]]
|related=[[Audi A4]] (B5)<br>[[Volkswagen Passat]]
|engine=4.2 L [[multi-valve|40-valve]] [[V8]]
|wheelbase=104.5 in (convertible)<br>104.3 in (sedan & wagon)
|length=180 in (convertible)<br>179 in (sedan & wagon)
|body_style=4-door [[Sedan (car)|saloon]]<br>5-door [[station wagon|estate]]<Br>2-door [[convertible]]
|width=70 in (convertible)<br>69.5 in (sedan & wagon)
|platform=[[Volkswagen B platform#B6 (PL46)|Volkswagen B6 plaform]]
|height=54.8 in (convertible)<br>56.2 in (sedan & wagon)
|transmission=6-speed [[automatic transmission|automatic]] and [[manual transmission|manual]]
}}
[[Image:S4 front.jpg|200px|thumb|left|2005 Audi S4]]
[[Image:Audi_s4_red.jpg|200px|thumb|left|2004 Audi S4 Avant]]
The third generation, B6 platform S4 debuted in mid-2003. Despite having moved to yet another entirely new platform, the S4's most publicized new feature was its engine. It became available in three bodystyles for the 2004 model year: saloon, Avant (wagon) and convertible.
Replacing the 2.7 L twin-turbo V6 engine of the previous generation S4 was a 4.2 L, 40-valve V8 based on the unit from the [[Audi A8|A8]] and producing 344 PS (253 kW/340 hp), making it more potent than the [[Audi RS2|RS2]] and nearly as powerful as the B5 platform [[Audi RS4|RS4]].
Road tests conducted by American automotive magazines indicated that it could go from a standstill to 100 km/h in 5.2 seconds, and make it to 200 km/h (124 mph) in slightly over 20 seconds, although doing this led to fuel consumption dipping into single digits, considerably lower than the earlier models, leading to the addition of a $1,700 gas guzzler tax (combined 20.2 mpg) for the 6-speed manual sedan in the United States.
Like its predecessors, the model was standard with a six-speed manual and Quattro, the Tiptronic transmission remained an option. The B6 platform S4 was replaced by the B7 platform S4 in late-2005. Enthusiast development on the V8 engine used in third and fourth generation S4 has lagged. None of the available modifications have made this car faster than the modified S-cars of previous generations, although the long discussed, intangible, supercharger kits may change this situation.
== Fourth generation, B7 (2005- ) ==
{{Infobox Automobile generation
|name=Fourth generation
|production=2005.5–
|image=[[Image:2006_Audi_S4_25quattro.jpg|250px|2006 Audi S4 "25quattro" special edition.]]
|related=[[Audi A4|Audi A4 (B7)]]<br>[[Volkswagen Passat]]
|engine=4.2 L [[multi-valve|40-valve]] [[V8]]
|transmission=6-speed [[automatic transmission|automatic]] and [[manual transmission|manual]]
|wheelbase=104.5 in (convertible)<br>104.3 in (sedan & wagon)
|length=180 in (convertible)<br>180.6 in (sedan & wagon)
|platform=[[Volkswagen B platform#B6 (PL46)|Volkswagen B6 plaform]]
|body_style=4-door [[Sedan (car)|saloon]]<br>5-door [[station wagon|estate]]<Br>2-door [[convertible]]
|width=70 in (convertible)<br>70.1 in (sedan & wagon)
|height=54.8 in (convertible & sedan)<Br>55.7 in (wagon)
}}
The B7 platform S4 is the most recent version of the vehicle, having debuted in late 2005. Although Audi classifies it as a new car, the differences between it and the outgoing B6 S4 are primarily cosmetic.
Audi has, however, made a few notable changes, including adding new springs and dampers to the suspension and re-calibrating the quattro system to maintain a 40:60 front-to-rear torque split under normal conditions. The system is continuously adjustable though, and the torque split can change depending on driving conditions. The new "corporate/fish mouth" grill, narrow headlamps, "L" tail-lamps and quad exhaust tips help distinquish the B7 from the previous B6 model.
==See also==
*[[Audi UrS4/S6]]
==References==
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* {{cite journal|title=Preview: Audi S4|author=Stephen L. Thompson|journal=[[Car and Driver]]|issue=March 1992|pages=79–80}}
* {{cite journal|title=Magnum Force|author=[[Arthur St. Antoine]]|journal=[[Car and Driver]]|issue=April 1992|pages=47–56}}
* [http://www.abt-tuning.net/AS4-R.363.0.html?&L=1 Abt Sportsline AS4-R]
* [http://www.audiworld.com/model/s4/content.shtml AudiWorld.com Model Guide (Complete Historical S4 Specs)]
== External links ==
*[http://www.audiusa.com/model_home/0,,bodyStyleId-10,00.html?bodystyle=s4sedan Official Audi USA S4 website]
*[http://www.audi.co.uk/audi/uk/en2/new_cars/a4/s4_saloon.html Official Audi UK S4 website]
*[http://s4wiki.com/wiki/Main_Page B5 S4 Wiki]
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